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In the name of Allah Most Merciful. Salam to all my beloved brother and sister in Islam. I would like to share an article which I copied from a great website from US. A Website created by Muslims in United States of America which I think is great (after reading few of their thoughts writen in their article). The adress is http://www.suhaibwebb.com. May Allah bless these people who work hard to create the website in spreading Islam to the whole wide world.

-Syahid-

Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

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by Maryam Amir-Ebrahimi

What do you think of when you see a sister who isn’t wearing hijab? How about a brother who is laughing with many girls?

Ever look down on them? Think you’re better than them? It’s easy to be self-righteous. It’s even easier to fall prey to this attitude if you sport the ‘righteous’ look.

But let’s ask ourselves this question: has Allah written us amongst His righteous servants? Or is that a title we have only given ourselves?

Check this:

I was once sitting at the table for my on-campus Muslim Students Association (MSA) and a female student, dressed in typical jeans and a t-shirt approached me. I was decked out in my hijab and jilbab and I really had no idea what she was thinking as she made the move to speak to me. She asked if she could have a Qur’an, and of course, I was happy to give one to her. Then she said, “Can I ask you a question?” “Sure,” I answered. The question sounded kind of deep, so I invited her to sit next to me on the empty chair. She took up the offer.

“Please don’t judge me,” she began. Allah Akbar (God is the greatest)! I had a feeling this was a Muslim sister. SubhanAllah, the courage it must have taken for her to come and speak to me, considering that we were dressed so differently from each other.

After reassuring her, how could I judge her?, she began—

She told me that she became involved in a relationship for the first time in her life with a Muslim guy. Her intention was to eventually get married, but she felt so terrible doing it, even though she was supposed to feel good. She told me that she knew her relationship was a big sin and that she wanted to stop, but she explained that it was just too hard. And she asked me…Can Allah forgive me? Subhan’Allah (glorified is Allah).

While this girl was speaking, I was looking at her thinking: look at the jihad she is going through for Allah. She hates what she is doing, she asks Allah to forgive her, but it is so hard for her to leave the sin. Her desire to repent became so intense that she came to a girl she has never met before, who could easily judge her, and poured out her heart. And the most amazing part is that she wanted to know, can Allah forgive her? Could He subhanahu wa ta’ala (glorious and exalted is He) really forgive such a sin?

I told her, Allah is Ghafurun Raheem! Allah is the Most Forgiving and Especially Merciful! He will forgive ANYTHING. Even if a person commits fornication Allah will forgive this person if they repent and leave it. I kept telling her about Allah’s Mercy, about how Allah is so, so happy to turn and accept the repentance of His slaves.

We kept talking about how Allah must be pleased with her struggle – that she was making jihad (inner struggle) everyday. She was like, YEAH! What I loved so much from this conversation is that we looked at Sayyidul Istighfar (the chief du`a’ (supplication) for seeking forgiveness). This is the du`a’ in which the Prophet ﷺ has told us, “If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it and dies before the morning he will be from the people of Paradise.”

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْت،

خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ،

وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْت،

أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْت،

أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ

عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِر لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ

الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allahumma anta rabbee la ilaha illa ant, khalaqtanee wa-ana `abduk, wa-ana `ala `ahdika wawa`dika mas-tata`t, `Aoothu bika min sharri ma sana`t, aboo-o laka bini`matika `alay, wa-aboo-o bithanbee, faghfir lee fa-innahu la yaghfiruth-thunooba illa ant.

‘O Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshipped except You, You created me and I am Your servant and I abide to Your covenant and promise as best I can, I take refuge in You from the evil of which I committed. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sin except You.’

I told her to keep strong with her salah (prayer), because of course, Allah is Forgiving, but He is also strong in punishment, and we have to be careful not to do things that make us eligible to be punished. After some time we departed and I’m still in wonderment. I was not supposed to be at the da`wah table at that time; we were looking for someone to sit there but no one was available, so we pushed back what we had planned to do and Allah destined for me to be there. How Allah knows, while we know not.

While the sister and I were sitting and talking, another female student walked up to the da`wah table. She was considerably unclothed, and she came up and asked for a copy of the Qur’an. “I’m Muslim,” she told me. ALLAHU AKBAR. Look at the good in the Muslims. Look at how intensely the Muslims desire, seek, need and want Allah; the woman who comes to the MSA table could be wearing practically nothing but is still affirming her identity as a Muslim woman, as an individual – albeit struggling, just like all of us—who submits to Allah. Before she left she asked me, “Does Ramadan start on this date?” Look how the people are seeking this Month of Mercy.

Let us go back to the original question. What would you think of a Muslim brother or sister who is wearing basically nothing? What about a brother or sister who is hanging out with a bunch of people from the opposite gender?

Perhaps an individual may be outwardly committing mistakes, but perhaps internally such an individual is struggling and fighting every time he or she makes those errors. Perhaps in some people’s eyes, such individuals are ‘sinners.’ But perhaps in the Sight of Allah, these individuals are more beloved to Allah because of their struggle; more beloved to Him than of us who can easily fall into feeling arrogant about our Islamic activism, our Islamic appearance, or our ‘hard-core’ connection with the Rabb al-`alameen (Lord, Master, Provider and Sustainer of all the worlds). We need to be careful. Are we really connected? Am I really connected?

And do not get me wrong: the struggle of those who are trying to stay straight, to dress properly, to please Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala is a weighty, honorable and noble one. May Allah make us amongst those He uses to spread His deen (way of life), those whom He guides and keeps guided, and those who wear the dress that pleases Him, both externally and internally, ameen.

But for those of us who might have ‘been there’ and left it, and then feel arrogant that we’re no longer involved in the “ways of the sinners,” and perhaps even might feel better than others because we’re so pure and special, then my advice to myself is what Umar ibn al Khattab used to say, “Take account of yourselves before you are audited.”

Put in our language it is what I’ve heard Ustadh Suhaib say numerous times:

“Check yourself before you wreck yourself.”

May Allah help us and guide us to perpetually, continually, sincerely, and endlessly please Him, and may He make it easy for all of us to eagerly and continually turn back to Him, and leave whatever sins we are committing and replace them with good works for His Sake. Ameen.

The author would greatly appreciate if you all would give some advice on how we can humble ourselves [in our hearts] and renew our sincerity for His Sake.

Jangan buang anugerah itu....

Salam...

terpanggil untuk berkongsi sesuatu daripada kisah kawan saya...
Entah apa silapnya, pemberian Allah yang amat berharga itu dibuang begitu sahaja.
Mungkin ada rasa bersalah tetapi rasa takutkan manusia melibihi dari takutkan Allah dan rasa bersalah terhadap anugerah yang diberikan itu.

Kisahnya, si Dia ini berkahwin secara rahsia tanpa pengetahuan keluarga.
Sudah beberapa tahun pasangan ini memujuk keluarga untuk membenarkan mereka berkahwin, tetapi ayah si Dia ini tidak bersetuju selagi jumlah wang hantaran belum mencukupi syarat permintaannya.

Maka berkahwinlah mereka secara rahsia. Setelah beberapa tahun berkahwin, akhirnya, pada suatu ketika, rahim si Dia membenihkan anugerah Allah itu...

Namun, saya mendengar cerita daripada orang lain, anugerah yang belum ditiupkan nyawa itu telah dibuang oleh si Dia.

Saya tidak berani mengambil kesimpulan atau menuduh yang bukan-bukan. Tapi jauh di sudut hati saya, mungkin anugerah Allah itu dibuang kerana takut keluarga mereka tahu tentang perkahwinan rahsia itu.

Memang ada pendapat yang mengatakan janin yang masih belum bernyawa boleh digugurkan. Tetapi itu sekiranya dalam keadaan terpaksa, cth: masalah kesihatan etc... bukan dalam masalah si Dia itu.

Minta maaf sekiranya saya seperti menuduh tanpa usul periksa, sekiranya kisahnya tidak seperti yang saya dengari, MAAFKAN SAYA.

tetapi...

Sekiranya kisahnya betul seperti yang sampai ke telinga saya, maka inilah pendirian saya. Jangan kerana takutkan manusia, kita mendapat murka Allah... Kerana perhitungan sebenar adalah di hadapan Allah kelak...

Mungkin salahnya bermula daripada keluarga yang menuntut hantaran yang terlalu tinggi sehingga anak-anak tidak mampu berkahwin...

Masih ada yang peduli.

Malaysia...
bukan semua manusia dalam Malaysia pada zaman sekarang ini pentingkan diri sendiri.
Masih ada yang peduli....
A few weeks ago, saya terperangkap dalam kesesakkan trafic. Lampu isyarat di simpang 4 rosak!
Ada beberapa kereta yang kemalangan. Tapi masih tiada pihak berwajib yang turun menyelesaikan keadaan. Sehinggalah kemunculan seorang lelaki yang ala-ala hero gitu. Menjadi polis trafik yang tidak bertauliah, tapi mampu dengan sistematiknya menguruskan perjalanan trafik di jalan itu. Alhamdulillah... terima kasih pakcik

keesokkan harinya, pada waktu pagi, saya masih melalui jalan yang sama. Guest what? keadaan masih seperti semalam, lampu isyarat masih belum dibaiki dan yang lebih memburukkan keadaan, tiada seorang pun polis trafik yang ditugaskan ke situ. (hai... semua polis trafik Malaysia dah tukar kerjaya berlakon dalam cerita Roda-roda KL pula ke...... ).

Hari ini, suami saya mengalami masalah untuk keluar dari petak parking. Ada terlalu banyak kereta yang di letakkan tanpa mengikut susunan di belakang. Setelah beberapa kali percubaan dan masih gagal, akhirnya muncul lagi seorang hero membantu suami saya keluar dengan selamat dengan memberi arahan dar belakang. Berapa ramai manusia yang ada melihat pada ketika itu, tetapi tiada siapa yang prihatin. Mungkin isu ini kelihatan biasa, remeh sahaja. Tetapi, tidak perlu untuk kita mengukur tahap keseriusan sesuatu bantuan itu untuk menghulurkan bantuan. Bukankah sekecil-kecil zarah pun akan dihitung di hadapan Allah kelak......

Walau bagaimanapun, saya bersyukur, masih ada yang peduli. Semoga menjadi tazkirah untuk saya juga supaya tidak lokek menghulurkan bantuan walau hanya sekecil zarah.

student-student ku yang meniru...

Sakit hati?
Kecewa?
Sedih?
Geram?

macam-macam lagi perkataan yang sewaktu dengannya. tapi belum cukup untuk menggambarkan perasaan saya ketika menanda kertas pelajar-pelajar yang obviously meniru bulat-bulat daripada buku teks ketika menjawab soalan ujian.

Akhirnya, kelas terakhir yang mengambil ujian dimulakan dengan mukaddimah...

"...sesiapa yang menipu, bukanlah dari kalanganku..." sabda Nabi S.A.W.

No cheating! dilarang meniru!

setiap kali kamu terasa dan teringin untuk meniru, pandanglah papan putih dihadapan kamu yang tertulis kata-kata ini. Sabda Nabi itu sendiri sudah cukup menjelaskan hukum menipu(meniru) ini haram. Kalau kamu masih mahu meniru juga, percayalah, tanggunglah rasa bersalah seumur hidup kamu!

Mereka hanya tersenyum-senyum.

Dunia yang luas ini... Ilmu yang luas ini...

Alah...madam... tangguh lah test tu...
Alah... madam... banyak sangat lah nak di hafal.
Alah .... maam... bagi soalan senang-senang la...
Alah... madam... kita habis kelas awal la...
Alah madam... susahnya assignment ni...

semuanya rungutan-rungutan yang basi di telinga saya. Patutkah aku bertegas saja? buat donno je lah... lembut sikitlah, nanti student benci lecturer macam aku...

macam-macam fikiran bermain di kotak yang menempatkan otak yang berharga ini.

Akhirnya,
Dunia yang luas ini, dengan jutaan ilmu yang meluas ini, tidak memerlukan rungutan-rungutan yang manja daripada kalian semua. No pain, no gains. Perlukan banyak pengorbanan untuk berjaya dan senang di masa hadapan.
Pilihlah untuk bersusah-susah dahulu sebelum bersenang-senang kemudian. kerana buah yang manis itu datangnya daripada hasil titik peluh yang perih...

Ada paham anak-anak muridku....?

aku bukan lagi penganggur...

Yup. Alhamdulillah setelah beberapa bulan menganggur, saya akhirnya berjaya membuang gelaran terhormat itu. Kini saya sedang mengajar undang-undang di salah sebuah kolej di Bangi. Syukur, impian untuk bergelar pendidik akhirnya tercapai walaupun mengajar pelajar-pelajar kolej.

Company Law bukanlah salah satu subject yang menjadi kegemaran saya ketika masih belajar dahulu, tapi ironinya, saya mengajar subject itu kepada pelajar-pelajar di kolej itu. Hari pertama mengajar, terasa ingin berlari ke rumah Dr. Samsar untuk menuntut ilmu Company Law dan Partnership Law daripada beliau.

Saya memaksa diri setiap hari, belajar semula subject Company Law. Alhamdulillah, ingatan dan kenangan-kenangan manis terhadap subject ini menjelma semula (hehehehe). Keep on moving Fatehah! You can do it!

SOULMATE

Susah sungguh mencari soulmate. Bukan soulmate yang kategori ‘itu’ (pasangan hidup), tapi soulmate yang kategori ‘itu’ (sahabat yang serasi?’). Kadang-kadang, bila sudah lama berkawan, baru kita tahu yang itu soulmate kita, tapi, kadang-kadang baru sekejap berkawan, kita sudah tahu yang itu soulmate kita.

Sejak dari sekolah rendah, sehingga sekarang, saya punya ramai kawan Alhamdulillah… tetapi, Cuma segelintir yang serasi di jiwa.

Zaman sekolah rendah dahulu, saya punya seorang teman baik, Askidah namanya, saya tidak pernah berasa tidak senang bila berdampingan dengannya, malah semakin usia menginjak dewasa, perasaan happy dan senang ketika berdampingan dengannya masih sama seperti dahulu. Tidak pernah berubah. Sampai sekarang, walaupun dia jauh di mata, namun, saya masih berharap agar diberi kesempatan untuk bertemu dengannya.

Zaman sekolah menengah, saya berkenalan dengan beberapa lagi teman baik. Azuwa, Atiqah, Diyana, Nadhilah, Lela, Eja, ramai lagi. Terutamanya yang sebaya dan seangkatan dengan saya. Mereka semua soulmate saya. Mereka semua yang mewarnai suka duka kehidupan saya ketika berada jauh di perantauan. Mana mungkin saya bisa melupakan mereka. Sehingga ke hari ini, hati saya pasti akan berasa sakit setiap kali terkenangkan mereka dan segala-galanya yang berkaitan dengan Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Perempuan Kangar. Sepertimana kata-kata saya dalam esak tangis ketika hari terakhir yang memisahkan saya dengan mereka, “sampai mati pun aku takkan lupa…”. Ya, saya tidak akan lupa insyaallah, kerana 5 tahun bersama mereka dan sekolah itu, banyak membentuk peribadi saya menjadi lebih baik. 5 tahun itulah antara tahun2 terbaik sepanjang hidup saya.

Melangkah ke alam Matrikulasi, suka duka saya dikongsi bersama nama-nama ini, Isnaini, Dayah, Ruby, Syifa, Diana, Nina. Saya terlalu merindui mereka.

Ketika menginjakkan kaki ke UIAM. Lebih banyak cabaran yang datang. Lebih ramai teman, namun hanya sedikit yang memahami dan mendorong. Kadang-kadang, ada antara mereka yang menikam dari belakang. Agaknya, usia yang telah dewasa memahirkan manusia dengan permainan-permainan duniawi. Teman-teman saya ketika di matrik masih menjadi soulmate saya, ditambah lagi dengan beberapa nama. Reena pink, Alin, Cumi, ramai lagi. Yang terakhir, ialah Kak Za. Insan ini banyak menemani saya meniti hari-hari terakhir di UIAM. Kami berkongsi banyak perkara. Saya senang berada berdampingan dengannya, sehingga detik ini, saya sering teringatkannya. Semoga ukhuwah kita semua berkekalan selamanya… aameen…